Zeller, Carl Johann Adam#
b. St. Peter in der Au (Lower Austria), June 19, 1842, d. Baden (Lower Austria), Aug. 17, 1898, composer of operettas. Started out as a legal expert in the Ministry of Education; member of the Vienna Boys' Choir; pupil of S. Sechter. Staged his first operetta in 1876; became especially famous for his operetta "Der Vogelhaendler", which had its première in 1891.
Further works#
Operettas: Joconde, 1876; Die Fornarina, 1878; Capitaen Nicoll oder Die Carbonari, 1880; Der Vagabund, 1886; Der Obersteiger, 1894; Der Kellermeister, 1902 (completed by J. Brandl). - Men's Choirs: Das koelnische Narrenfest; Die Thomasnacht. - Lieder.Literature#
C. W. Zeller, Mein Vater C. Z., 1942; R. Holzer, Die Wr. Vorstadtbuehnen, 1951; R. Traubner, Operetta, 1983.